Mounting for price tag moldings



Nov. 28, 1950 D. L. MAPSON ET AL 2,532,028

MOUNTING FOR PRICE TAG MOLDINGS Filed Feb. 3, 1947 INVENTOR. flflN/JLDL. M4 50 0%6455 E EUCKMEI EQ Patented Nov. 28, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE MOUNTING FOR PRICE TAG MOLDINGS Donald L. Mapson and Charles E.Buckmeyer, Los Angeles, Calif., assignors to M & D Display ManufacturingCorporation, Alhambra, Calif.

Application February 3, 1947, Serial No. 726,050

1 Claim.

This invention relates to merchandise display shelving as used in retailstores and more particularly to a hinge mounting for price tag mouldingon such shelves.

In drug and other retail stores, shelving is provided for displayingvarious articles of merchandise. The front edges of the shelves areprovided with channel-shaped strips, known as price tag moulding, whichusually extend the full length of each shelf. The moulding is formed ofthin metal and nailed on the front edge of the shelf for receiving andsupporting price tags which indicate the price of the merchandise on theshelf.

In order to properly replenish the supply of articles on such shelving,it is necessary to identify each article in relation to its particularshelf location. The most common practice has been to mount an adhesivestrip along the top of each shelf adjacent the front edge of the shelf.The name and size or code number of the merchandise is written on thestrip at the proper place along the shelf. When all units of aparticular I article are sold from a shelf location, the supply isreplenished by observing the description of the missing articles on thetape and selecting the proper articles from stock.

This method of identifying merchandise has certain disadvantages whichare entirely overcome by the present invention. One of thesedisadvantages is that the top surfaces of the higher shelves are notvisible to a person standing on the fioor. Another disadvantage is thatthe strips bearing the description of the merchandise become worn fromcontact with the articles as the latter are removed from the shelves.Such wear eventually eradicates the description of the merchandise.

An object of this invention is to provide a hinge mounting for price tagmoulding on shelf edges to permit raising the moulding for reference toa description of the merchandise on the back side of the moulding or onthe front edge of the shelf under the price tag moulding.

Another object of the present invention is the provision of a hinge onwhich a price tag moulding may be readily mounted or dismounted.

Other objects and advantages of the present invention will becomeapparent in the following description taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. l is a front elevational view of a preferred form of hinge used inconnetion with the presen invention.

2 Fig. 2 is a side view of the hinge shown in Fig.

1. Fig. 3 shows a pair of the hinges shown in Figs. 1 and 2 as theyappear when nailed to the front edge of a shelf.

Fig. 4 shows a portion of price tag moulding carried by a pair of hingesof the present invention.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view taken on the line 55 ofFig. 3.

Fig. 6 is a sectional view similar to Fig. 5 and showing the first stepin mounting a price tag moulding on the hinge.

Fig. 7 shows the price tag moulding in fully mounted position on thehinge.

Fig. 8 shows the manner in which the hinges permit raising the price tagmoulding in order to expose the front edge of the shelf and also theback side of the moulding.

Fig. 9 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view of a modified form ofhinge mounting of our invention.

Fig. 10 is a front elevational view in reduced scale of a secondmodification of the hinge mounting of our invention.

Referring specifically to the drawings, a preferred form of hinge of thepresent invention is shown in Figs. 1 and 2 and generally referred to bythe numeral I. The hinge I includes a leaf 2 formed by thin steel orother suitable material and having a flange 3 outwardly bent along thelower edge thereof. Formed at the upper edge of the leaf 2 is a pair ofspaced eyes 4 for receiving a hinge pin 5. Outstruck from the leaf 2between the eyes 4 is a tongue 8 extending from the leaf 2 at a slightdownward angle and being upturned at its outermost edge as indicated at9 in Fig. 2.

Pivoted on the pin 5 between the eyes 4 is a strap l2 having a hole l3.

In practice, the hinges l are mounted at suitable intervals along thefront edge of a shelf S as shown in Fig. 3. This is done by driving anail N through the hole l3 of the strap l2 into the shelf S. The pricetag moulding P is of conventional design and formed of steel to provideflanges [5 which serve to retain price tags 16 in position on the pricetag moulding P. After the hinges l are nailed to the shelf, the pricetag moulding P is mounted by placing the lower edge of the price tagmoulding P in the flange 3 of the hinge l as shown in Fig. 6. The pricetag moulding P is then pressed against the hinge I in the direction ofthe arrow I! of Fig. 6 until the tag moulding P snaps under the tongue 8as shown in Fig. 7. The price tag moulding P is now secured to thehinges l and may be removed if desired by reversing the steps followedin mounting the tag moulding P on the hinges Merchandise (not shown) onthe shelf S may now be identified by writing a description of themerchandise on the front edge of the shelf S (under the price tagmoulding P) as indicated at M in Fig. 3 or on the back side of the pricetag moulding P. Such identification is fully protected againsteradication and may be readily referred to by lifting the price tagmoulding P as shown in Fig. 8. Identification of the merchandise in thismanner is readily visible on the shelves above eye level.

It is understood to be within the scope of our invention to use aplurality of conventional butt hinges 20, one of which is shown in Fig.9, in place of the special hinge l.

Thehinge 20 includes a rear leaf 2| and front leaf 22 joined in thecustomary manner by a hinge pin 23. The hinge 29 is secured to a shelfS, as shown in Fig. 9, by a nail or screw N extending through the leaf2| into the shelf S. The front leaf 22 is suitably attached to a pricetag moulding P as by spot welding.

A second modification of the present invention is shown in Fig. 10 andcomprises a piano-type hinge 25 attached to a price tag moulding P andsecured to a shelf Sv Although we have shown and described but onepreferred form and two modifications of the present invention, it isunderstood that various modifications and changes may be made thereinwithout departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of theappended claims.

We claim as our invention:

A hinge for mounting a price tag moulding on a shelf edge comprising: aleaf pivotally mounted on said shelf, a flange at one side .of said leafand a tongue ata side of said leaf opposite said flange, said flange andtongue being spaced to receive and retain a price tag moulding therebetween, said price tag moulding normally overlying the front edge ofsaid shelf and being movable about said pivot to expose said shelf edge.DONALD L. MAPSON.

CHARLES E. BUCKMEYER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Australia Jan. 15, 1930

